Originally Posted by
Simply The Best 
Why not call it properly? 
If the foot is engaged - balk. If not, no balk.
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
It has been determined in many other discussions on this and other forums, that it is next to impossible to feign to 3rd, turn, and feign or throw to 1st, without the pivot foot coming off the rubber, even just a tiny bit. That is why he is considered to have disengaged after the feint to 3rd.
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Then it is probable which is why I said what I did.
Hint: There are many, many others who have seen F1 feign to 3rd in contact with the rubber eventually turning and throwing to 1st. Try it. It's easy!
Call the game, don't succumb to accepting carte blanche umpire mythologies regardless of how often they are repeated!